Sam Turner offers over 25 years of combined corporate leadership,
legal and consulting experience as well as extensive community involvement as a
director and member of the board on numerous nonprofit organizations.
In 2011, Sam retired from his position as President and Chief Executive Officer
of Shawnee Mission Medical Center in Shawnee Mission, Kansas. In that role, Sam
generated 11 consecutive years of growth. He also created one of the most profitable
surgery centers in the country, which delivered a 10-fold increase in shareholder
value. A respected and valued member of the executive leadership team, Sam earned
the top scores in patient satisfaction and employee engagement among all hospitals
in the Adventist Health System, as well as the highest performance ratings from
the Board of Directors and the medical staff. Under his leadership, Shawnee Mission
Medical Center was repeatedly named one of Solucient’s 100 Top Hospitals, and won
multiple awards for quality, including the Kansas Award for Excellence.
Before being recruited to Shawnee Mission Medical Center, Sam worked for several
years as a private consultant and advisor to physician practices and hospitals,
providing strategic direction and guidance on legal, reimbursement and compliance
matters, as well as office administration, staffing, program development, marketing,
and healthcare issues.
Prior to that, Sam was the strategic leader in executing the operational and financial
turnaround of St. Vincent Charity Hospital in Cleveland, Ohio, where he served as
President and CEO. There, he worked with staff, board, and executive leadership
to take the organization from slightly less than breakeven to profitability by adding
new programs and recruiting world-class physicians.
Sam was also a driving force in the turnarounds of St. Mary Medical Center in Gary,
Indiana (part of the Lakeshore Health System, Inc.) and Hyde Park Hospital in Chicago,
Illinois.
In addition to his corporate and legal work, Sam has a record of leadership success
as a member of the board of directors with numerous organizations, including Country
Club Bank, The American Heart Association, The Urban League of Greater Kansas City,
Union College, Johnson County Community College Foundation, The American Hospital
Association, The United Way of Johnson County, Kansas, and more.
Sam earned his JD from Vanderbilt University School of Law and a Bachelor of Science
degree in Sociology from Tennessee State University.
Currently, Sam is exploring new opportunities and is eager to bring his leadership,
experience, and knowledge to a corporation or nonprofit organization, including
but not limited to an interim executive role or as a member of the Board of Directors.
His term expires March, 2023.
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